Radiator bracket



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RADIATOR BRACKET Sept. 25, 1934.

Filed June 7, 1933 2 Shee ts-Shee't l INVENTORY I flovnmilnefir ATTORNEv Sept. 25, 1934.

H. s. SLAGHT RADIATOR BRACKET 2 Shieets-Sheet 2 Filed June '7', 1953ATTORNE Patented Sept. 25, 1934 STATES RADIATOR BRACKET Howard StanleySlaght, Rochester, N. Y., as-

signor, by mesne assignments, to Theo H. .Smoot, Baltimore, Md.

' Application June 7, 1933, Serial Nb. 674,718

3 Claims.

This invention relates to radiator brackets for supporting radiatorsfrom the wall and has for one of its objects to provide a simple andinexpensive construction for such a bracket.

Another object of this invention is to provide the bracket with improvedadjusting means with which it may be quickly and easily adjusted tosupport they radiator at the desired elevation.

A further object of this invention is to so construct the bracket thatit automatically adapts itself to radiators of varying widths.

All these andotherobjects and attendant advantages will become moreapparent from the detailed description of the invention which fol.-lows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1is a top plan view of one form of my improved radiator bracket.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

FigureB is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the rocker plate of theradiator bracket.

Figure 5 is a front elevation of a modified form of my radiator bracket.

Figure 6 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure '7 is a detail perspective View of a portion of the adjustablehanger of the modified form of the bracket.

In the several figures of the drawings like reference numerals indicatelike parts.

The radiator bracket, forming the subject matter of this invention,comprises the wall bracket 1 which is provided near the upper end withthe horizontally elongated hole 1A which is adapted to have thefastening bolt (not shown) pass therethru to fasten the wall bracket tothe wall. At a point below the hole 1A the wall bracket has a pair ofvertical flanges 2 and 3 struck out therefrom. These flanges projectforwardly from the wall bracket and are bent outwardly at the ends toprovide a pair of bearing plates 4 and 5 against which the upper portionof the radiator (not shown) is clamped as will hereinafter be described.

t the lower end the wall bracket is provided with the horizontalbifurcated flange 6 which projects to space an intermediate portion ofthe radiator the same distance from the wall as the bearing plates 4 and5 space the upper portion thereof.

In the vertical flanges 2 and 3 are provided the vertical slots 7 and 8which are located in their respective flanges in line with each other.The lower end of these slots, which are rounded, provide trunnionbearings for the trunnions 9 and 10 of the rocker plate 11 to rocktherein. I

The rockerplate is thus mounted to rock between the vertical flanges 2and 3. I i i In the center of the rocking plate is provided the hole 12which is adapted vto have the threaded shank of the suspension. bolt 13pass therethru so as to support the head 14 thereof on top of the rockerplate. The shank of the suspension .bolt is threaded .into the threadedsleeve 15 formed between the upper ends of the pair of links 16 and 17which'are held. together by the locking sleeve 18. Into the threadedsleeve 19, formed by the lower ends of the links 16.and l7 which areheld together by the locking sleeve 20, is threaded the shank of thesuspension hook 21'.

The suspension hood is thus suspended from the rocker plate 11 to permitit to swing in and out of the bifurcated flange 6 toward and away fromthe wall bracket 1. After the wall bracket 1 has been anchored to thewall in the desired vposition, the suspension hook 21 is adjustedvertically by threading it in or out ffthe sleeve 19 until the radiatorto be suspended by the bracket will be held by the suspension hook atthe proper elevation on the wall or nearly so. The suspension hook isthen hooked to the radiator to support the lower portion of it while theupper portion of the radiator is drawn against the bearing plates 4 and5 by the clamping member 22.

This member is provided with the clamping screw 23 which is threadedinto the yoke 24. The ends of this yoke are bent outwardly to engageinto a pair of slots 25 and 26 provided in the vertical flanges 2 and 3behind the bearing plates 4 and 5 thereof. The yoke 24 is thus fixedlyanchored to the vertical flanges of the wall bracket and permits theclamping screw 23 to tightly draw the clamping member 22 against theradiator and clamp the upper v end thereof against the bearing andspacing members 4- and 5.

A small final vertical adjustment of the radiator, after it is suspendedfrom the suspension hook 21, is made possible by the suspension bolt 13which may be turned from above by means of its slotted head 14 so as tothread this bolt into or out of the sleeve 15 in order to lengthen orshorten the distance between the rocker plate 11 and the links 16 and 17from which the suspension hook is in turn suspended.

The modified form of my radiator bracket illustrated in Figures 5 to 7inclusive employs a wall bracket and a rocker plate carried thereby,both of which are constructed in the same manner as described inconnection with Figures 1 to 4 inclusive. In the rocker plate is mountedthe short suspension bolt 30, the shank of which passes thru a hole inthe end of the loo-p 31 formed in the top of the link 32. Within theloop 31 is located the nut 33 and the suspension bolt makes threadedengagement therewith to suspend the link 32 from the rocker plate.

The link 32 is formed up of flat metal stock and the rear edge thereofis provided with a series of notches 34:, 34. At the lower end of thelink 32 has a short parallel flange 35 bent up thereon to form a channel36 between it and the link for the suspension hook 3'? to rest therein.This hook is also formed up of flat metal stock and at the back of itsupper end are provided a series of laterally projecting teeth 38, 38which are adapted to engage into the notches in the link 32. Thesuspension hook 37 may thus be up and down alongside the link 32 so asto have the teeth 33 thereof engage the notches 34 in the link 32 toconnect them so as to have the length of the combined link andsuspension hook suspend the radiator at the desired elevation withrelation to the wall bracket 1.

The channel 36 at the end of the link 32 supports the suspension hook 37parallel to the link but the hook is free to rock in the channel so asto have the upper end thereof swing toward or away from the rear of thelink in order that the teeth 38 at the back of the suspension hook canmove into or out of the notches in the link. After the suspension hookis adjusted on the link, a sleeve 39, mounted to slide on the link, istelescoped over the upper end of the suspension hook to lock the teeth38 thereof into the notches 34 of the link. An inwardly projectingflange 40 engages the upper end of the suspension hook and keeps it inlocking engagement therewith.

After the suspension hook is adjusted to the correct length for thesuspension of the radiator, it is hooked to the radiator to support itslower portion while the upper portion is clamped to the wall bracket bythe same form of clamping means as that described in connection with theradiator bracket illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive.

I claim:

1. A radiator bracket comprising a wall bracket, a pair of verticalsupporting flanges struck up from said wall member intermediate the endthereof, trunnion bearings formed in the sides of said vertical flanges,a rocker plate mounted to rock in said trunnion bearings between saidvertical flanges, a suspension hook suspended from said rocker plate, ayoke removably held between said vertical flanges and clamping meansthreaded into said yoke.

2. A radiator bracket comprising a wall member, a pair of verticalsupporting flanges struck up from said wall member with a pair ofvertical slots in each of said flanges, a rocker plate mounted to rockbetween said flanges in .two of said slots, and an anchoring yoke heldbetween said flanges in the other two of said slots, a suspension hooksuspended from said rocker plate and clamping -;means carried by saidanchoring yoke.

3. A suspension hook for brackets having pivotal suspending meanscomprising a link having notches provided therein, a hook, teethprovided in said hook and adapted to engage said notches of said link,guiding and holding means carried by said link to hold said hookadjacent to said link and a locking sleeve mounted to slide on said linkto telescope over the end of said hook to lock said teeth in engagementwith said notches, a loop formed at the upper end of said link, asuspension bolt adapted to be threaded into and out of said loop andsuspended from said pivotal suspending means of said bracket.

HOWARD STANLEY SLAGHT.

